Áine Tighe named in AFLW Team of the Week

Leitrim's Áine Tighe rounded out an impressive January by being named in the AFLW Team of the Week.

Tighe tasted victory on her long-awaited AFLW debut, helping Fremantle Dockers to victory over West Coast Eagles and followed that up with a series of fine displays as her side went on a winning run in the month of January.

The 29-year-old was recognised for her performance in Fremantle's 31-point victory over Collingwood in which she produced a defensive masterclass, producing 12 intrecepts as she ran the show at the back.

North Melbourne's Aileen Gilroy also made the selection as an inter-change player.

Tighe's Fremantle career had been ravaged by knee injuries over the past two seasons, but the club showed just how highly they rate her by giving her a new deal last June.

She has rewarded the club's faith in her with four fine performances in January, before she was rested for Fremantle's midweek victory over Western Bulldogs.

A fresh face in the ruck but a lot of familiar faces around the ground